Quicksand

An engrossing film noir with Mickey Rooney, Peter Lorre, and Jeanne Cagney. Needing money for a date, Rooney borrows $20 from the cash register, starting a chain of events that includes car theft, burglary, and possibly murder. Read more at the IMDB.

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Reviews

this is an engrossing movie. i wasnt going to watch because of Mickey Rooney who is associated w/young boy/man comedy. instead he was an excellent dramatic match for this turn and twist film noir. great suspense too. peace

Highly enjoyable film, that ends well and provides an almost lesson to anyone who seeks the fast way out of troubled circumstances. Some stretches involved, but still very worth watching. Glad I found this.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable film with a good story, well acted by Mickey Rooney but a little disappointing for Peter Lorre who doesn't really shine. They all seem a little naive by today's standards but even so its well worth watching. I did wonder as the film was playing if it had been filmed in the Santa Monica area and sure enough much to my delight, the end scenes are on Santa Monica Pier. As I'd visited Santa Monica last year from England, I then spent several minutes seeing if I could recognise any of the parts of the Pier, and sure enough I could.

I don't know much about Andy Rooney, but I think he was very good in this one. The main reason I wanted to watch the flick was for Peter Lorre and I was disapointed in how little we see him. The story is well developed and the acting is solid making this one a good movie if you are in the mood for some classic crime drama.

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Not sure why Rooney was after the bad girl. It was pretty obvious right from the start the girl who he broke up with was a better choice. But then again, she was staking him. Interesting how when he started out, he just needed $20 to go on a date. Each time he tries to correct his mistakes, they just escalate.

An interesting B Movie.
Rooney's career was on the slide by then,but nontheless he gives a good performance as a guy caught in a downward spiral of crimes.
Lorre's career was also in trouble by then but he still exudes menace and he was under-used in the film.
A good effort

Plenty of suspense, plenty of humanity.
There's one subtle blooper 4 minutes from the
end. The lawyer's car is a 1950 or so Packard, but when he tunes in the radio, we see the dashboard of a 1948 Dodge. And he's turning the map light, not the radio tuning knob.